- Date
- June 5, 1975
- Place
- Gothenburg, NE · GOTHENBURG, NE
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8626LPiper PA-25N9577PPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19750605019672A19750605019671A
- Case key
- 149257
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1799 75/6/5 GOTHENBURG,NE PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 12729 TIME - 1830 N9577P PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2755 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOTHENBURG MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOTHENBURG,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2755 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2550 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1799 75/6/5 GOTHENBURG,NE PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2653 TIME - 1830 N8626L PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 362 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOTHENBURG MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOTHENBURG,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 362 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2550 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- RUNS 90DEG TO EACH OTHER.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8626L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gothenburg Muni
- Registration
- N9577P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gothenburg Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.